Nissan's key Brexit model decision due by year-end -source

LONDON Oct 14 Japanese carmaker Nissan
is due to decide whether to build its next Qashqai sport utility
vehicle model in Britain or elsewhere by the end of the year, a
company source said, a key investment decision for post-Brexit
Britain.

"The decision-making process is in the next few weeks and
months with a decision expected before the end of the year," a
company source told Reuters on Friday.

CEO Carlos Ghosn told reporters at the Paris motor show late
last month that future spending on Britain's biggest car plant
would depend on a guarantee of compensation if Britain struck a
deal with European allies which led to tariffs on car exports.

Ghosn met British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday and
said afterwards: "I am confident the British government will
continue to ensure the UK remains a competitive place to do
business."

(Reporting by Costas Pitas; editing by Stephen Addison)

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